Our friends took a weekend getaway from Istanbul and joined us for a trip to Efes. We rented a car drove down the coast spending the afternoon picniking amongst the ruins.
By mid afternoon we made our way up to Şirince for lunch at our favorite spot. High on the hill Pervin Teyze's locanta offers delicious home cooking and family hospitality with a panoramic view of the town.
Today is the big event near Kuşadası- camel wrestling! As we drove towards the event we could see the smoke rising and the roar of the crowd. These people know how to enjoy this sport. The "tailgate party" is brought into the stands, tables, chairs, tableware... everything. Everyone is bbq'ing, playing music, dancing and enjoying the event. The wresting is a mating competition. First the female camel is paraded around exciting the male camels. Two male camels are brought into the arena and with spit flying they use the necks to try to knock or push each other down. After the take down the shamed camel charges out of the arena. This all leads up to the main event. After a number of bouts the last camel standing get his gal.
Camel Sausage anyone??
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